The Alert 5 Podcast

12 March 2020 - Episode 12: Ever wonder what its like to fly 50,000 parts flying in close formation? Do you enjoy beating the air into submission? Well move over you boring fixed-wing guys, cause the real pilot's are here!  Join friends of the show - Moose, Hell Gato, and Chris Stewart - as they kidnap our normal hosts and take over for this rotary wing episode of the Alert 5 Podcast.  They discuss their personal experiences with helicopters, how they got into flying them, and how DCS shapes up against the real thing.  Enjoy and Stay Alert!

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11 February 2020 - Scramble 06: Join us while we discuss all things Kiowa with Sven from Polychop Simulations.  We also have special guest host Moose, a real-world commercial helicopter pilot, to help keep us fixed wing guys honest.  Stay Alert!

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22 January 2020 - Episode 11: Welcome to 2020 pilots, it's good to be back!  Sport, Dutt, & Tricker catch up with everything that has been going on in their lives and launch into the new year with discussions on DCS and IL2.  Included on this episode are discussions on the F-16, F-18, A-10C, IL-2, and a special review of the F-16 from Dutt himself.  Pardon the clipping on Trickers microphone, the issue has been addressed for future episodes.  Stay Alert!

 

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Time Stamps:

01:30 Catching Up

15:17 A-10C News

17:36 F-18C Updates

21:33 DCS WW2 Talk (Corsair, Mosquito, Essex)

25:00 Landing on a WW2 Carrier Discussion

28:45 Razbam F-15, MIG-27

31:54 Kiowa Talk

39:24 New Maps

47:16 Channel Map

50:04 Super Carrier News

58:08 What we look forward to in 2020

1:01:09 Highlights of 2019

1:04:26 IL-2 News

1:10:22 Dutt’s F-16 Review

 

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F/A-18C TWS Mode Wags Video

Redkite F-18 Walleye Tutorial

P-47, Mosquito WIP Pictures

Corsair WIP Pictures

VFAT Demo

F-8J Crusader

DCS Super Carrier

Battle of Bodenplatte

Battle of Normandy

B-25 Rumors

16 October 2019 - Scramble 05: Dutt & Tricker bring you a quick Scramble talking about the newly released F-16 by Eagle Dynamics for Digital Combat Simulator.  We also go into depth about the new G-tolerance that was announced as well as the release of IL-2's Battle of Bodenplatte.  Apologies for Tricker's microphone, seemed to be clipping (will fix asap).  As always, Stay Alert!

 

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Time Stamps:

00:41 Talkin DCS F-16

16:26 Grading Airplanes on Release

23:50 G-Tolerance Update

 

30:33 IL-2 Battle of Bodenplatte

 

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G-Tolerance Update: https://bit.ly/2Biy5nY

DCS World Weekend News: https://bit.ly/2MOWSVZ

 IL-2 Sale: https://bit.ly/2MkWK1O

Jabbers Video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dShZqLwdkH8&t=13s

17 September 2019 - Episode 10: Well here we are, at the end of a fantastic summer, and the guys are playing catch-up again with each other, and the latest news going on in the combat flight sim community.  Its been a busy summer so we all want to thank our loyal listeners for sticking with us, and are excited for more content to start coming down the pipe!  As always, Stay Alert!

 

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Time Stamps:

00:43 Summer Happenings

32:06 A10C Model/Texture updates

33:50 F-16 Discussion

37:50 Early Access & Game Development Discussion

44:15 Iron Eagle or Top Gun?

47:20 JF-17

 

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Sport Flying Warbirds Video: https://youtu.be/_h81x5TGuJo

DCS World Weekend News: https://bit.ly/2mlXoS9

 

DCS F-16 WIP Screen Shots: https://bit.ly/2NJLP4j

DCS F-16 Academic Videos and Updates: https://bit.ly/2kPD7DP

Iron Eagle IV (Seriously, don't watch it, it's terrible): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113438/

JF-17: https://youtu.be/jCHccmr9zMo

IL-2 Latest Dev News: https://bit.ly/2mk2Apw

11 July 2019 - Episode 9: Summertime is upon us and while the overall news has been slow in the world of combat flight simulation, Tricker, Sport and Dut, are back to get you up to speed on some exciting module development, updates, and some real-world stories.  As always, Stay Alert!

 

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Time Stamps:

1:00 Catching Up

09:53 Flight Sim Expo 

14:50 DCS Module News 

20:03 F16 Talk

26:45 Normany/Syria Map

29:00 F18 Hotas Grip

31:40 Sports Helicopter Experience

35:40 DCS Changelogs

52:00 IL2 News

 

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DCS World Weekend News: https://bit.ly/2NWdRtg

Harrier Updates: https://youtu.be/8tgrkiBmAng

Hornet Updates: https://bit.ly/30wxtWG

DCS F-16 WIP Screen Shots: https://bit.ly/2NJLP4j

DCS Open Beta Changelogs: https://bit.ly/2XYW4ph

WINWING Hornet HOTAS: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=241976

New Items from Virpil: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=243715

IL-2 Latest Dev News: https://il2sturmovik.com/news/482/dev-blog-226/

3 May 2019 - Episode 8:  The guys are back at it (finally!)  In this episode, they catch up with each other on their lives, cover the mountain of news over the last month, and talk about some of the exciting things coming to DCS, IL2, and more. Thanks for listening and Stay Alert!

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Time Stamps:

16:00 Talking Tomcat

25:15 SATAL Talk

26:20 DCS Changelogs

30:45 SA-5 Coming to DCS

35:55 F-18C Changes/Updates

38:30 F-14 Changes/Updates

43:04 RAZBAM Harrier Changes/Updates

45:40 DCS News

54:00 MIG-19

54:30 Nimitz Class Carrier for DCS

59:00 IL-2 News

1:03:00 Warthunder

1:05:00 Outro

12 March 2019 - Briefing Room Episode 01:  Sport reviews the Heatblur F-14 Tomcat for DCS with a special appearance by Heatblur Simulations founder and CEO Nicholas Dackard.  The F-14 Tomcat was a 4th generation two-seat, twin engine interceptor designed around the role of fleet defense for the US Navy.  The module, loaded with new technologies for DCS is nothing short of spectacular!  Thanks for listening and Stay Alert!

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Heatblur Simulations Store: https://store.heatblur.com/

Eagle Dynamics e-Shop: https://bit.ly/2T0nMLY

11 March 2019 - Scramble 04: On this Scramble the guys bring to you one of the biggest names in DCS World, Matt “Wags” Wagner, Executive Producer at Eagle Dynamics. He sits down with Tricker, Sport, and Dut to discuss how he got started at Eagle Dynamics, a little bit of DCS history, and some exciting development plans for 2019!

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Time Stamps:

00:32 - Introduction

01:40 - Who is Wags?

05:25 - DCS over the years

07:30 - 3rd Party Developer Module Development

11:44 - Eastern Bloc Aircraft in DCS?

13:49 - DCS: F/A-18 Hornet Discussions

19:11 - 2019 DCS Roadmap

21:29 - DCS: F-16C

23:02 - Map Development

25:03 - Combined Arms

28:44 - DCS Dynamic Campaign

30:14 - Questions from the Community (ATC, Weather, Future Modules)

35:45 - Helicopter Development

39:28 - Wag’s Dream Module

40:39 - VR Development

45:02 - Modern Air Combat

48:25 - What is Wag’s Looking forward to in 2019?

55:05 - Wrap-up

 

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DCS: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/

DCS E-Shop: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/

DCS on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/223750/DCS_World_Steam_Edition/

Dedicated Servers: https://bit.ly/2SSyDr3

Development WIP Photos: https://bit.ly/2EeZMBC

Syrian Map WIP Photos (Russian): https://bit.ly/2sjX1H9

Pimax 5K: https://bit.ly/2F0XmWD

Captoglove: https://bit.ly/2MtR7fQ

05 March 2019 - Episode 07: On this Episode, the guys discuss a huge update that brings eagerly awaited changes to the DCS F/A-18 Hornet along with a release date for the DCS F-14 Tomcat! There are some very interesting changes coming to IL-2! They also have an exciting interview with one of the best campaign makers in DCS, Baltic Dragon, and talk to him about the in’s and out’s of campaign making and an exciting opportunity to work with a former guest of the show, Vincent “Jell-o” Aiello.

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Time Stamps:

01:15 - Playing Catchup

12:30 - DCS F/A-18C Datalink

16:13 - Target of Opportunity Mode

20:58 - Heatblur F-14 Release Date

25:50 - F-16 Info

28:30 - A-10C/KA-50 New Models

29:20 - RAZBAM Mirage Updates

32:45 - MIG-19 Released

35:30 DCS Changelogs

38:08 - IL-2 Update & News

42:35 - Sun n Fun Flyin

44:50 - Baltic Dragon Interview

 

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Gulfstream G550 HUD Video: https://youtu.be/L5VhW4BiE2g 

Hornet Mini Updates: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=194412&page=14

DCS F-14: LANTIRN 2002: https://youtu.be/5f6RqDJgFBM

Heatblur DCS: F-14 Tomcat - Episode 3: Cold And Dark: https://youtu.be/ws1GxPG2ZXw

Heatblur DCS: F-14 Episode 2: Pilot's Cockpit Walkaround: https://youtu.be/OO3IdQjAdDA

Heatblur https://store.heatblur.com/

Meteor Guns Kill Song: https://youtu.be/nWaK8J33f7U

F-16 Release Phases: https://bit.ly/2UqATYl

IL-2 Dev Update: https://bit.ly/2C0VmeY

IL-2 Changelog:https://bit.ly/2SLR8xe

Sun ‘n Fun: https://www.flysnf.org/

Hell_gato Twitch: twitch.tv/hell_gato

The Fighter Pilot Podcast: https://www.fighterpilotpodcast.com/

Baltic Dragon: https://www.facebook.com/balticdragonDCS

Baltic Dragon ED Forum: https://bit.ly/2He1Tq1

DCS M-2000C Red Flag by Baltic Dragon Trailer: https://youtu.be/BsbTWaaCK0g

DCS The Enemy Within 3 by Baltic Dragon Trailer: https://youtu.be/7fnis9hbfR8

DCS F-15C The Georgian War by Baltic Dragon trailer: https://youtu.be/D7M0_UAtHC8